Nitrates - Horses vs Ruminants
Nitrates Affect Horses Differently to Ruminants A good subject to understand when grazing horses in winter. Potassium & Nitrate spikes in...
top of page
Search
Cathy Dee
Aug 15, 20232 min
Same Grass - Different Outcomes?
Some people find it hard to wrap their head around the fact that you can have multiple horses on the same pasture and it will affect them...
640
Cathy Dee
Jul 26, 20232 min
The Return to Grass
When can I return my horse to grass? This depends on - what sort of issues your horse had that prompted taking him off the grass - what...
1730
Cathy Dee
Jul 26, 20233 min
Weight Gain over Winter
Winter can be a challenging time for owners of 'hard-doers'. Many people feel as though they are already feeding these horses well, yet...
2080
Cathy Dee
Jul 26, 20232 min
'Triggers'
People talk about ‘triggers’ - sensitivity to certain feeds, bright sunny days, pollens, moths/bugs flying up, etc as though they are the...
1120
Cathy Dee
Mar 14, 20232 min
How Safe is Your Grass?
This depends on both the metabolic state of the horse(s) and the suitability of the pasture... Unsuitable pasture will cause metabolic...
2180
Cathy Dee
Mar 14, 20233 min
To Sow or Not to Sow
IF you are thinking about resowing your pastures, thoroughly consider the following information because it is not as simple as it seems...
1460
Jenny Paterson
Feb 9, 20233 min
Red Clover & its Affect on Horses
Red clover can cause 'stallion-like' behaviour in geldings. The first line of thinking when such behaviour shows up is that the horse...
2,6500
Jenny Paterson
Feb 3, 20233 min
Beware when Buying or Selling
There have been several cases lately where people have sold horses to good people who have experienced an immediate change in the horse...
1450
Cathy Dee
Feb 2, 20234 min
Ironing Things out
More About Iron The iron content of the horse’s diet has become a subject of great concern but Does EVERYBODY need to worry? Here are...
6880
Cathy Dee
Feb 2, 20233 min
Iron in Perspective
Because excess iron cannot be excreted, there is concern that many horses suffer from iron over-load. When you have pasture analysed,...
2420
Cathy Dee
Feb 1, 20232 min
Be Observant!
Often people tend to put ‘little things’ down to the horse’s temperament, him being ‘quirky’, or think ‘it is just the way he IS’,...
1040
Cathy Dee
Feb 1, 20233 min
Excuses We Hear a Lot
Do you hear yourself saying any of the following… ‘He’s always been like this’ Yes but that doesn’t mean it is his true self, it means,...
1240
Jenny Paterson
Jan 31, 20234 min
When Horses Become Dangerous
People who have never personally experienced a horse in this state call it ‘bad behaviour’ and put it down to ‘lack of discipline’ or...
3240
Jenny Paterson
Jan 31, 20233 min
Who Needs to Come Off the Grass?
The situation most people find themselves in is where keeping their horse on a green paddock all year round is their only option and we...
2300
Jenny Paterson
Jan 31, 20231 min
Self Medication Myths
Innate Nutritional Wisdom? Who has it? Most humans don’t. Rather we are more inclined to eat ourselves sick, mainly due to lack of...
570
Jenny Paterson
Jan 24, 20233 min
ACTUAL Nutrition
Understandably many horse owners don’t have much of an understanding of what ‘Good nutrition’ means. If the horse’s diet is not meeting...
1940
Jenny Paterson
Jan 24, 20232 min
Observations on Taste Preferences Part 2
Forage analyses of Cow Parsley and Cleavers bring up surprising results! We are all for adding diversity to the horses diet but only if...
1600
Jenny Paterson
Jan 24, 20233 min
Taste Preferences of Horses – Part 1
Interestingly this example plus one relating to fresh herbs like Cleavers & Cow Parsley in Part 2 reveal surprising results. These are...
640
Jenny Paterson
Jan 24, 20232 min
Why is my Horse Urinating so Frequently?
What is normal? Horses typically urinate every 4 hours or so and produce 5–15 L of urine per day. (The bladder can hold 3–4 L of urine)....
4,3870
bottom of page